Birth Chart

James Watson

James Dewey Watson

Sun Aries

Moon Libra

Ascendant Capricorn

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aries - 16°15' - in house 3

↣ Moon in Libra - 28°58' - in house 9

↣ Mercury in Pisces - 22°35' - in house 2

↣ Venus in Pisces - 23°32' - in house 2

↣ Mars in Aquarius - 29°01' - in house 2

↣ Jupiter in Aries - 16°28' - in house 3

↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 19°04' - in house 11/12 - retrograde

↣ Uranus in Aries - 04°07' - in house 3

↣ Neptune in Leo - 26°39' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 15°00' - in house 7

↣ North Node in Gemini - 10°45' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 14°13' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 09°50' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 05°05'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 3

↣ Moon in house 9

↣ Mercury in house 2

↣ Venus in house 2

↣ Mars in house 2

↣ Jupiter in house 3

↣ Saturn in house 11/12

↣ Uranus in house 3

↣ Neptune in house 8

↣ Pluto in house 7

↣ North Node in house 5

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Mercury antiparallel

↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (0°14' applying) parallel

↣ Sun and Saturn trine (2°49' applying)

↣ Sun and Pluto square (1°15' separating)

↣ Sun and North Node sextile (5°30' separating)

↣ Sun and Ascendant square (2°02' applying)

↣ Moon and Mars trine (0°02' applying)

↣ Moon and Neptune sextile (2°19' separating)

↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant square (6°06' separating)

↣ Moon and Midheaven conjunction (10°52' separating)

↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (0°57' applying)

↣ Mercury and Jupiter antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Saturn square (3°31' separating)

↣ Venus and Saturn square (4°28' separating)

↣ Mars and Neptune opposition (2°22' separating) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (2°36' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (1°29' separating)

↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (5°43' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Ascendant square (2°15' applying)

↣ Saturn and Pluto antiparallel

↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (8°19' separating) antiparallel

↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°58' separating) parallel

↣ Pluto and North Node parallel

↣ Pluto and Ascendant opposition (0°46' applying) antiparallel

↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (5°09' applying)

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°40' applying)

↣ North Node and Ascendant antiparallel

Birth data

Original name: James Dewey Watson
Chart date: 06/04/1928
Chart time: 01:23
Date and time quality: AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Chicago (IL), USA
Latitude and longitude: 41°51' North · 87°39' West
Time zone: 06:00 West

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About

James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist and geneticist best known for his central role in elucidating the structure of DNA. In 1953, together with Francis Crick, he proposed the double helix model of DNA, work that earned them—and Maurice Wilkins—the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for discoveries concerning nucleic acids and the transmission of genetic information. His academic career included positions at Cambridge and Harvard and, above all, leadership of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), where he increased funding, expanded research, and sharpened the institution’s focus on molecular biology and cancer studies.

Watson also played a role in organizing large-scale scientific efforts, contributing to the early stages of the Human Genome Project. He authored influential works such as the textbook Molecular Biology of the Gene and the personal account The Double Helix, which disseminated methods and narratives of molecular biology to both specialist and general audiences.

His career combined significant scientific contributions with public controversies: remarks on race and intelligence and conduct described as misogynistic later led to the severing of honorary ties with institutions such as CSHL. Watson’s legacy is therefore twofold: transformative scientific pioneering and an ongoing ethical debate about conduct and public responsibility in science.

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